[familyop]

"Some of us women do, too."

"Necessity is the mother of invention," and of informal, practical technical education.

I've taught a young woman to repair, plan, design and build many things. She's very capable, but she will not likely be given credit or fame for what she will accomplish except among others like herself (low-techs, for the time being unlicensed, unapproved and unauthorized by regulators and engineers).

But tomorrow, she'll be among those who will rule. The original meaning of "technocracy" (rule by the truly technically inclined) is not what is projected by propagandists today (projections against unemployed, true private sector, of their own socialism in practice in every level of current government).

[familyop]

Little correction:

...(projections against the unemployed, true private sector,...

[OftheOhio]

I so hope you are right. It has been my experience though the cream of the crop are the first ones gotten rid of. I’ve seen it time and time again. I saw one of the older greatest welders of his generation screwed over to make room for some young punk who had the prettiest welds you ever saw, but nothing was square with the world.